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As Sperrsechserl were referred to in the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy , a charge that one of the caretakers had to pay, so that a 22:00 to 6:00 opened the front door. At that time, the residents of an apartment were not entitled to a house key and were therefore mostly dependent on the caretaker. The dependency on the caretaker was created as a regulatory measure in the empire, since righteous citizens should be at home after 10 p.m. and thus public order should be guaranteed.

In addition to an allowance for the caretaker the Sperrsechserl was a sort of punishment for people who were still on the roads after 22 pm. The name Sechserl is due to the usual pay, the 20 Heller accounted for and originally six cruisers corresponded. It was not until 1922 that the right to one's own house key was regulated as a federal law in the housekeeping regulations.

literature

  • Felix Czeike: Historical Lexicon Vienna: in 6 volumes. Volume 6, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-218-00741-0 .

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